The song “Forever and Ever” from POOH’S GRAND ADVENTURE: THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBIN has been making me cry for two days and I don’t want to be alone in this, so if you feel like joining me, have a watch/listen.

My kid is getting his first COVID shot tomorrow and I definitely used that as an excuse to buy him a bunch of snacks, a new coloring book, a new book, and a video game for us to play as a family. Y’all, there are Scooby Doo-themed snacks that look like actual Scooby snacks.

I have been boosted and will now avoid productivity until Monday. Byeeee.

Finished reading: Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond 📚

Darren Rowse in his Ultimate Guide to Starting a Blog Course: Are you a high energy person or a low energy person?

Me: Yes!

(Yes I have been blogging for 20 years and still take courses for n00bs. Also only someone who has been blogging for 20 years would use the term “n00bs.”)

It feels really good to talk about my work and be able to remind myself that I’ve done a lot of really cool things and that I am and for 17 years have been a professional, even when I was also a student.

I’m more than 16 minutes into S3E1 of Star Trek Discovery and I haven’t seen Saru, Tilly, Stamets, Culber, Detmer, Owo, or Reno yet, so what are we even doing here? Also I can never have just one fave on a Star Trek. I always love a lot of the crew. 🖖🏻📺

EDITED TO ADD: I take it all back. There is a cat on screen. All is forgiven.

My kid has discovered Power Rangers and I have a feeling there’s a lot of deja vu in my future except it’ll be my kid asking me to play Power Rangers and not my baby sister.

Good morning. I had fasting bloodwork at 9:30am today, so I’m just eating for the first time today now, and I’m thinking about giving my brain most of the day off.

Want to read: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 📚

Like the Bloggess, I too look like I have it together when I’m depressed but really think I’m failing at everything and everyone is mad at me and do not require your MLM supplement or need to smile more.

📚 I’m on page 78 of Gwenda Bond’s NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOT GUY and y’all, I’m so glad she’s expanded her repertoire to include humorous fantasy romance. ❤️

M, as we sort Magnatiles: Wow, you’re really good at sorting!

Me: Yeah, thanks, I have two graduate degrees in it.

I can’t move to California but being a science fiction librarian sounds like a pretty sweet gig.

It’s the month with all the writing events! Hi! I’ll probably be focused on #AcWriMo - I’ve got a journal article to finish revising, a dissertation to get a journal article out of, and a book proposal to write. Are you planning any structured writing this month?

Finished reading: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 📚

🎯: Hey don’t you want to buy your kid some cute PJs? They’re on saaaaale…

Me: Bro I just bought him 4 sets FROM YOU a few weeks ago.

Also me: is exerting extreme willpower to not open the app & buy kid MORE cute PJs

🔖 Read ‘They start calling you Hitler’: Why Disneyland has some of the most toxic fans on the internet.

🔖 Read From Princes to Pigeons: A Beginner’s Guide to Otome Games 🎮

I’m starting to actually enjoy revising my own writing. This is a huge development and it’s going to make a big difference in my capacity as a writer. Yay!

🔖 Read “The Girl With The Green Ribbon”: A Tale of Many Lives. 📚

🔖 Read Dear Congress: Paid leave is not a perk. It’s a requirement..

It seems to me that institutions don’t/can’t care. People do & can. Am I missing out on knowing about caring institutions?

Current priorities:

  1. Take care of my health.
  2. Take care of my kid.
  3. Take care of my home.
  4. Figure out how I can help primary caregivers on a grand scale.

In past crises, our leaders have been quick to bail out the banks. They made sure the airlines got rescued. But moms, in the middle of an unprecedented crisis, aren’t getting the relief they need.